Generating a waste profile

ABSTRACT

One or more devices, systems and/or methods for generating waste profiles are provided. For example, a graphical user interface may be controlled to display a waste profile interface. A request to generate a waste profile associated with waste may be received via the waste profile interface. The request may comprise waste parameters of the waste. One or more waste information databases may be analyzed to identify data records associated with the waste parameters. The waste profile may be generated based upon the waste parameters and the data records. An electronic waste transfer request, comprising the waste profile, associated with the waste, may be transmitted over a network connection to a second device associated with a waste facility. An acceptance message indicating that the waste facility accepts the waste or a rejection message indicating that the waste facility rejects the waste may be received from the second device.

RELATED APPLICATION

This application claims priority to and is a divisional of U.S. patentapplication Ser. No. 16/009,418, titled “GENERATING A WASTE PROFILE” andfiled on Jun. 15, 2018, which claims priority to U.S. ProvisionalApplication No. 62/519,930, filed Jun. 15, 2017, which are incorporatedherein by reference.

BACKGROUND

A waste generator, such as an industrial factory, a company, a medicalfacility, etc. may attempt to categorize/characterize waste that isgenerated (by the waste generator) and/or find a waste facility that canaccept the waste. However, information corresponding to the waste may bedifficult to access and/or it may be difficult to determine a chemicalcomposition of the waste, a classification of the waste, etc. In orderto categorize/characterize the waste and/or find a waste facility thatcan accept the waste, the waste generator may first need to generate thewaste. One or more material safety data sheets (MSDS) and/or one or moresafety data sheets (SDS) may be collected (corresponding to eachchemical and/or material comprised within the waste). A sample of thewaste may (then) be sent to a laboratory for testing tocategorize/characterize the waste. The waste generator may (then) needto fill out a waste profile form, attach the one or more MSDSs and/orthe one or more SDSs and/or a (lab) analytical to the waste profileform, and send it to waste companies to determine one or more companiesthat have capabilities for accepting the waste. This process may take asignificant amount of time (e.g., weeks and/or months) and it may becostly (e.g., the testing performed at the laboratory may havesignificant costs). Thus, the waste generator may not be able toschedule transportation of the waste to a waste facility for an extendedperiod of time (while the sample of the waste is being tested, while thewaste generator determines which waste facilities have capabilities foraccepting the waste, etc.), may need to store the waste for the extendedperiod of time and/or may need to pay the significant costs for thetesting performed at the laboratory.

SUMMARY

In accordance with the present disclosure, one or more computingdevices, systems, and/or methods are provided. In an example, agraphical user interface of a device may be controlled to display awaste profile interface comprising one or more selectable inputs. Arequest to generate a waste profile associated with waste may bereceived. The request may comprise waste parameters of the waste. One ormore waste information databases may be analyzed to identify datarecords associated with the waste parameters. A waste profile associatedwith the waste may be generated based upon the data records. One or morewaste facility information databases, associated with a plurality ofwaste facilities, may be analyzed based upon the waste profile, toidentify a set of waste facilities based upon a determination that eachwaste facility of the set of waste facilities has previously acceptedone or more types of waste associated with the waste profile and/or hascapabilities for processing one or more types of waste associated withthe waste profile. A list of waste facilities may be generated basedupon the set of waste facilities. The list of waste facilities maycomprise one or more representations of each waste facility of the setof waste facilities. The graphical user interface of the device may becontrolled to display the list of waste facilities. A selection of afirst waste facility of the list of waste facilities may be receivedfrom the device. Responsive to receiving the selection of the firstwaste facility, an electronic waste transfer request, associated withthe waste, may be transmitted over a network to a second deviceassociated with the first waste facility. The electronic waste transferrequest may comprise the waste profile. An acceptance message,comprising an indication that the first waste facility accepts thewaste, may be received from the second device. Alternatively, arejection message, comprising an indication that the first wastefacility rejects the waste, may be received from the second device.

In an example, a graphical user interface of a device may be controlledto display a waste profile interface comprising one or more selectableinputs. A request to generate a waste profile associated with waste maybe received via the waste profile interface. The request may comprisewaste parameters of the waste. One or more waste information databasesmay be analyzed to identify data records associated with the wasteparameters. The waste profile may be generated based upon the wasteparameters and the data records. An electronic waste transfer requestassociated with the waste may be transmitted over a network connectionto a second device associated with a waste facility. The electronicwaste transfer request may comprise the waste profile. An acceptancemessage, comprising an indication that the waste facility accepts thewaste, may be received from the second device. Alternatively, arejection message, comprising an indication that the waste facilityrejects the waste, may be received from the second device.

In an example, a graphical user interface of a device may be controlledto display a waste profile interface comprising one or more selectableinputs. A request to generate a waste profile associated with waste maybe received via the waste profile interface. The request may comprisewaste parameters of the waste. The waste parameters may be analyzed todetermine a plurality of materials comprised within the waste. One ormore waste information databases may be analyzed, based upon theplurality of materials, to identify a plurality of sets of data records.Each set of data records of the plurality of sets of data records may beassociated with a material of the plurality of materials. The pluralityof sets of data records may be analyzed to determine a plurality of setsof safety-related information. Each set of safety-related information ofthe plurality of sets of safety-related information may be associatedwith a material of the plurality of materials. The plurality of sets ofsafety-related information may be combined to generate a waste datasheet. Waste profile-specific portions of information may be selectedfrom the data records based upon fields of an electronic waste profileform. The waste profile-specific portions of information may be enteredinto the fields of the electronic waste profile form. The waste profilemay be generated based upon the waste data sheet and the electronicwaste profile form. A plurality of sets of permit information associatedwith a plurality of waste facilities may be analyzed, based upon thewaste profile, to identify a set of waste facilities based upon adetermination that each waste facility of the set of waste facilities isauthorized to process one or more types of waste associated with thewaste profile. A list of waste facilities may be generated based uponthe set of waste facilities. The list of waste facilities may compriseone or more representations of each waste facility of the set of wastefacilities. The graphical user interface of the device may be controlledto display the list of waste facilities. A selection of a first wastefacility of the list of waste facilities may be received from thedevice. Responsive to receiving the selection of the first wastefacility, an electronic waste transfer request, associated with thewaste, may be transmitted over a network to a second device associatedwith the first waste facility. The electronic waste transfer request maycomprise the waste profile. The electronic waste transfer request may betransmitted over the network connection to the second device before thewaste is scheduled for transport to the first waste facility. Anacceptance message, comprising an indication that the first wastefacility accepts the waste, may be received from the second device.Alternatively, a rejection message, comprising an indication that thefirst waste facility rejects the waste, may be received from the seconddevice.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

While the techniques presented herein may be embodied in alternativeforms, the particular embodiments illustrated in the drawings are only afew examples that are supplemental of the description provided herein.These embodiments are not to be interpreted in a limiting manner, suchas limiting the claims appended hereto.

FIG. 1 is an illustration of a scenario involving various examples ofnetworks that may connect servers and clients.

FIG. 2 is an illustration of a scenario involving an exampleconfiguration of a server that may utilize and/or implement at least aportion of the techniques presented herein.

FIG. 3 is an illustration of a scenario involving an exampleconfiguration of a client that may utilize and/or implement at least aportion of the techniques presented herein.

FIG. 4 is a flow chart illustrating an example method for generating awaste profile based upon waste parameters of waste and/or determiningwaste facilities associated with the waste.

FIG. 5A is a component block diagram illustrating an example system forgenerating a waste profile based upon waste parameters of waste and/ordetermining waste facilities associated with the waste, where agraphical user interface of a first device is being controlled todisplay a waste profile interface comprising a plurality of selectableinputs.

FIG. 5B is a component block diagram illustrating an example system forgenerating a waste profile based upon waste parameters of waste and/ordetermining waste facilities associated with the waste, where agraphical user interface is backend system generates a waste profilebased upon waste parameters.

FIG. 5C is a component block diagram illustrating an example system forgenerating a waste profile based upon waste parameters of waste and/ordetermining waste facilities associated with the waste, where agraphical user interface of a first device is being controlled todisplay a list of waste facilities.

FIG. 5D is a component block diagram illustrating an example system forgenerating a waste profile based upon waste parameters of waste and/ordetermining waste facilities associated with the waste, where agraphical user interface of a first device is being controlled todisplay waste facility information associated with a first wastefacility.

FIG. 5E is a component block diagram illustrating an example system forgenerating a waste profile based upon waste parameters of waste and/ordetermining waste facilities associated with the waste, where one ormore servers associated with a waste profile interface transmits anelectronic waste transfer request to a second device.

FIG. 5F is a component block diagram illustrating an example system forgenerating a waste profile based upon waste parameters of waste and/ordetermining waste facilities associated with the waste, where a seconddevice transmits an acceptance message to one or more servers associatedwith a waste profile interface.

FIG. 5G is a component block diagram illustrating an example system forgenerating a waste profile based upon waste parameters of waste and/ordetermining waste facilities associated with the waste, where agraphical user interface of a first device is being controlled todisplay one or more indications of an acceptance message.

FIG. 6 is a component block diagram illustrating an example system forgenerating a waste profile based upon waste parameters of waste.

FIG. 7 is a component block diagram illustrating an exemplary electronicwaste profile form.

FIG. 8 is an illustration of a scenario featuring an examplenon-transitory machine readable medium in accordance with one or more ofthe provisions set forth herein.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Subject matter will now be described more fully hereinafter withreference to the accompanying drawings, which form a part hereof, andwhich show, by way of illustration, specific example embodiments. Thisdescription is not intended as an extensive or detailed discussion ofknown concepts. Details that are known generally to those of ordinaryskill in the relevant art may have been omitted, or may be handled insummary fashion.

The following subject matter may be embodied in a variety of differentforms, such as methods, devices, components, and/or systems.Accordingly, this subject matter is not intended to be construed aslimited to any example embodiments set forth herein. Rather, exampleembodiments are provided merely to be illustrative. Such embodimentsmay, for example, take the form of hardware, software, firmware or anycombination thereof.

FIG. 1 is an interaction diagram of a scenario 100 illustrating aservice 102 provided by a set of servers 104 to a set of client devices110 via various types of networks. The servers 104 and/or client devices110 may be capable of transmitting, receiving, processing, and/orstoring many types of signals, such as in memory as physical memorystates.

In the scenario 100 of FIG. 1, the service 102 may be accessed via awide area network 108 (WAN) by a user 112 of one or more client devices110, such as a portable media player (e.g., an electronic text reader,an audio device, or a portable gaming, exercise, or navigation device);a portable communication device (e.g., a camera, a phone, a wearable ora text chatting device); a workstation; and/or a laptop form factorcomputer. The respective client devices 110 may communicate with theservice 102 via various connections to the wide area network 108.

One or more client devices 110 may comprise a cellular communicator andmay communicate with the service 102 by connecting to the wide areanetwork 108 via a wireless local area network 106 (LAN) provided by acellular provider.

Alternatively and/or additionally, one or more client devices 110 maycommunicate with the service 102 by connecting to the wide area network108 via a wireless local area network 106 provided by a location such asthe user's home or workplace. The wireless local area network 106 may,for example, be a WiFi (Institute of Electrical and ElectronicsEngineers (IEEE) Standard 802.11) network or a Bluetooth (IEEE Standard802.15.1) personal area network.

It may be appreciated that the servers 104 and the client devices 110may communicate over various types of networks. Exemplary types ofnetworks that may be accessed by the servers 104 and/or client devices110 include mass storage, such as network attached storage (NAS), astorage area network (SAN), or other forms of computer or machinereadable media.

The servers 104 of the service 102 may be interconnected directly, orthrough one or more other networking devices, such as routers, switches,and/or repeaters. The servers 104 may utilize a variety of physicalnetworking protocols, such as Ethernet and/or Fiber Channel, and/orlogical networking protocols, such as variants of an Internet Protocol(IP), a Transmission Control Protocol (TCP), and/or a User DatagramProtocol (UDP).

The servers 104 of the service 102 may be internally connected via alocal area network 106. The local area network 106 may be organizedaccording to one or more network architectures, such as server/client,peer-to-peer, and/or mesh architectures, and/or a variety of roles, suchas administrative servers, authentication servers, security monitorservers, data stores for objects such as files and databases, businesslogic servers, time synchronization servers, and/or front-end serversproviding a user-facing interface for the service 102.

The local area network 106 may be a wired network where network adapterson the respective servers 104 are interconnected via cables (e.g.,coaxial and/or fiber optic cabling), and may be connected in varioustopologies (e.g., buses, token rings, meshes, and/or trees). The localarea network 106 may include, e.g., analog telephone lines, such as atwisted wire pair, a coaxial cable, full or fractional digital linesincluding T1, T2, T3, or T4 type lines, Integrated Services DigitalNetworks (ISDNs), Digital Subscriber Lines (DSLs), wireless linksincluding satellite links, or other communication links or channels,such as may be known to those skilled in the art.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the local area network 106 maycomprise one or more sub-networks, such as may employ differingarchitectures, may be compliant or compatible with differing protocolsand/or may interoperate within the local area network 106. Additionally,a variety of local area networks 106 may be interconnected; e.g., arouter may provide a link between otherwise separate and independentlocal area networks 106.

In the scenario 100 of FIG. 1, the local area network 106 of the service102 is connected to a wide area network 108 that allows the service 102to exchange data with other services 102 and/or client devices 110. Thewide area network 108 may encompass various combinations of devices withvarying levels of distribution and exposure, such as a public wide-areanetwork (e.g., the Internet) and/or a private network (e.g., a virtualprivate network (VPN) of a distributed enterprise).

FIG. 2 presents a schematic architecture diagram 200 of a server 104that may utilize at least a portion of the techniques provided herein.Such a server 104 may vary widely in configuration or capabilities,alone or in conjunction with other servers, in order to provide aservice such as the service 102.

The server 104 may comprise a variety of peripheral components, such asa wired and/or wireless network adapter 214 connectible to a local areanetwork and/or wide area network; one or more storage components 216,such as a hard disk drive, a solid-state storage device (SSD), a flashmemory device, and/or a magnetic and/or optical disk reader.

The server 104 may comprise memory 202 storing various forms ofapplications, such as an operating system 204; one or more serverapplications 206, such as a hypertext transport protocol (HTTP) server,a file transfer protocol (FTP) server, or a simple mail transportprotocol (SMTP) server; and/or various forms of data, such as a database208 or a file system.

The server 104 may comprise one or more processors 210 that processinstructions. The one or more processors 210 may optionally include aplurality of cores; one or more coprocessors, such as a mathematicscoprocessor or an integrated graphical processing unit (GPU); and/or oneor more layers of local cache memory.

The server 104 may comprise a mainboard featuring one or morecommunication buses 212 that interconnect the processor 210, the memory202, and various peripherals, using a variety of bus technologies, suchas a variant of a serial or parallel AT Attachment (ATA) bus protocol; aUniform Serial Bus (USB) protocol; and/or Small Computer SystemInterface (SCI) bus protocol. In a multibus scenario, a communicationbus 212 may interconnect the server 104 with at least one other server.

The server 104 may operate in various physical enclosures, such as adesktop or tower, and/or may be integrated with a display as an“all-in-one” device. The server 104 may be mounted horizontally and/orin a cabinet or rack, and/or may simply comprise an interconnected setof components.

The server 104 may provide power to and/or receive power from anotherserver and/or other devices. The server 104 may comprise a dedicatedand/or shared power supply 218 that supplies and/or regulates power forthe other components. The server 104 may comprise a shared and/ordedicated climate control unit 220 that regulates climate properties,such as temperature, humidity, and/or airflow.

The server 104 may include one or more other components that are notshown in the schematic diagram 200 of FIG. 2, such as a display; adisplay adapter, such as a graphical processing unit (GPU); inputperipherals, such as a keyboard and/or mouse; and a flash memory devicethat may store a basic input/output system (BIOS) routine thatfacilitates booting the server 104 to a state of readiness. A pluralityof such servers 104 may be configured and/or adapted to utilize at leasta portion of the techniques presented herein.

FIG. 3 presents a schematic architecture diagram 300 of a client device110 whereupon at least a portion of the techniques presented herein maybe implemented. Such a client device 110 may vary widely inconfiguration or capabilities, in order to provide a variety offunctionality to a user such as the user 112.

The client device 110 may comprise memory 301 storing various forms ofapplications, such as an operating system 303; one or more userapplications 302, such as document applications, media applications,file and/or data access applications, communication applications such asweb browsers and/or email clients, utilities, and/or games; and/ordrivers for various peripherals.

In some examples, as a user 112 interacts with a software application ona client device 110 (e.g., an instant messenger and/or electronic mailapplication), descriptive content in the form of signals or storedphysical states within memory (e.g., an email address, instant messengeridentifier, phone number, postal address, message content, date, and/ortime) may be identified.

In such examples, descriptive content may be stored, typically alongwith contextual content. For example, the source of an email address(e.g., a communication received from another user via an instantmessenger application) may be stored as contextual content associatedwith the email address. Contextual content, therefore, may identifycircumstances surrounding receipt of an email address (e.g., the date ortime that the email address was received), and may be associated withdescriptive content. Contextual content, may, for example, be used tosubsequently search for associated descriptive content. For example, asearch for email addresses received from specific individuals, receivedvia an instant messenger application or at a given date or time, may beinitiated.

The client device 110 may comprise one or more processors 310 thatprocess instructions. The one or more processors 310 may optionallyinclude a plurality of cores; one or more coprocessors, such as amathematics coprocessor or an integrated graphical processing unit(GPU); and/or one or more layers of local cache memory.

The client device 110 may comprise a dedicated and/or shared powersupply 318 that supplies and/or regulates power for other components,and/or a battery 304 that stores power for use while the client device110 is not connected to a power source via the power supply 318. Theclient device 110 may provide power to and/or receive power from otherclient devices.

The client device 110 may comprise a variety of peripheral components,such as a wired and/or wireless network adapter 306 connectible to alocal area network and/or wide area network; one or more outputcomponents, such as a display 308 coupled with a display adapter(optionally including a graphical processing unit (GPU)), a soundadapter coupled with a speaker, and/or a printer; input devices forreceiving input from the user, such as a keyboard 311, a mouse, amicrophone, a camera, and/or a touch-sensitive component of the display308; and/or environmental sensors, such as a global positioning system(GPS) receiver 319 that detects the location, velocity, and/oracceleration of the client device 110, a compass, accelerometer, and/orgyroscope that detects a physical orientation of the client device 110.

The client device 110 may comprise a mainboard featuring one or morecommunication buses 312 that interconnect the processor 310, the memory301, and various peripherals, using a variety of bus technologies, suchas a variant of a serial or parallel AT Attachment (ATA) bus protocol;the Uniform Serial Bus (USB) protocol; and/or the Small Computer SystemInterface (SCI) bus protocol.

The client device 110 may include one or more other components that arenot shown in the schematic architecture diagram 300 of FIG. 3, such asone or more storage components, such as a hard disk drive, a solid-statestorage device (SSD), a flash memory device, and/or a magnetic and/oroptical disk reader; and/or a flash memory device that may store a basicinput/output system (BIOS) routine that facilitates booting the clientdevice 110 to a state of readiness. In some examples, the client device110 may include a climate control unit that regulates climateproperties, such as temperature, humidity, and airflow.

The client device 110 may include one or more servers that may locallyserve the client device 110 and/or other client devices of the user 112and/or other individuals. For example, a locally installed webserver mayprovide web content in response to locally submitted web requests. Manysuch client devices 110 may be configured and/or adapted to utilize atleast a portion of the techniques presented herein.

The client device 110 may serve the user in a variety of roles, such asa workstation, kiosk, media player, gaming device, and/or appliance. Theclient device 110 may therefore be provided in a variety of formfactors, such as a desktop or tower workstation; an “all-in-one” deviceintegrated with a display 308; a laptop, tablet, convertible tablet, orpalmtop device; a wearable device mountable in a headset, eyeglass,earpiece, and/or wristwatch, and/or integrated with an article ofclothing; and/or a component of a piece of furniture, such as atabletop, and/or of another device, such as a vehicle or residence.

One or more computing devices, systems, and/or methods are provided forgenerating a waste profile based upon waste parameters of waste and/ordetermining waste facilities associated with the waste. In someexamples, a waste generator (e.g., a manufacturing plant, a factory, acompany, a school, a medical facility, etc.) may generate waste. Thewaste generator may attempt to determine one or more waste facilitiesthat can dispose of the waste. However, in order to determine whetherthe one or more waste facilities can dispose of the waste, variouscharacteristics (e.g., one or more materials comprised within the waste,a classification associated with the waste, a flash point associatedwith the waste, etc.) of the waste need to be determined and/or a wasteprofile form may need to be completed based upon the variouscharacteristics.

However, information corresponding to the waste may be difficult toaccess and/or it may be difficult to determine the variouscharacteristics of the waste. For example, in order to determine thevarious characteristics of the waste using conventional techniques, thewaste generator may need to generate the waste. A sample of the wastemay be sent to a laboratory for analytical testing to determine thevarious characteristics. The waste generator may need to complete thewaste profile form based upon the various characteristics and send thewaste profile form to waste facilities to determine the one or morewaste facilities that have capabilities for accepting the waste. Thisconventional process may take extended periods of time, (wherein thewaste generator may need to store the waste for the extended periods oftime) and the analytical testing may be costly.

Thus, in accordance with one or more techniques and/or methods providedherein, a graphical user interface of a device associated with the wastegenerator may be controlled to display one or more selectable inputsassociated with waste parameters of the waste and/or user parameters ofthe waste generator. Waste parameters (e.g., materials comprised withinthe waste, one or more processes associated with generating the waste,etc.) of the waste may be received via the one or more selectableinputs. One or more waste information databases may be analyzed toidentify data records associated with the waste parameters. A wasteprofile may be generated based upon the data records and/or the wasteparameters. For example, waste profile-specific portions of informationmay be selected from the data records and/or entered into an electronicwaste profile form. The waste profile may be transmitted to one or morewaste facilities. The waste profile may be transmitted to the one ormore waste facilities (for prior authorization for accepting the waste)before the waste is generated and/or before the waste is scheduled fortransport. Thus, the waste generator may receive prior authorizationbefore the waste is generated and/or schedule transportation of thewaste to a waste facility (before the waste is generated) such that thewaste generator does not need to store the waste for any extended periodof time.

An embodiment of generating a waste profile based upon waste parametersof waste and/or determining waste facilities associated with the wasteis illustrated by an example method 400 of FIG. 4. A first user, such asuser Jill, (and/or a first device associated with the first user) mayaccess and/or interact with a service, such as a website, anapplication, etc. that provides a waste profile interface for generatingwaste profiles based upon (user-defined) waste parameters and/or forviewing, browsing through, searching for, etc. waste facilities. Forexample, waste facilities may include waste companies (e.g., wastedisposal companies, waste treatment companies, etc.) that accept typesof waste for storage, processing, treatment, disposal, destruction,recycling and/or reuse. The first user may be associated with a wastegenerator (e.g., a manufacturing plant, a factory, a company, a school,a medical facility, etc.) that may generate various types of waste.

At 402, a graphical user interface of the first device may be controlledto display the waste profile interface comprising one or more selectableinputs. The one or more selectable inputs may correspond to wasteparameters of waste associated with the waste generator. For example,the waste may have (previously) been generated by the waste generator.Alternatively and/or additionally, the waste may currently be in theprocess of being generated by the waste generator. Alternatively and/oradditionally, the waste may not have been generated and/or the wastegenerator may plan on generating the waste (at a later time).

In some examples, the waste parameters of the waste may be inputtedusing the one or more selectable inputs. Alternatively and/oradditionally, the waste parameters of the waste may be extracted fromuser account information associated with a user account of the firstuser with the service (associated with the waste profile interface).

The waste parameters may comprise a material composition associated withthe waste (e.g., one or more materials comprised within the waste)and/or one or more processes associated with (generating) the waste.Alternatively and/or additionally, the waste parameters may comprise oneor more safety data sheets (SDS) associated with the waste, one or morematerial safety data sheets (MSDS) associated with each material of theone or more materials, one or more product safety data sheets (PSDS)associated with the waste and/or one or more product data sheets (PDS)associated with the waste. For example, the one or more SDSs, the one ormore MSDSs, the one or more PSDSs and/or the one or more PDSs may beuploaded (to one or more servers associated with the service) using thewaste profile interface (and/or the one or more selectable inputs).Alternatively and/or additionally, the waste parameters may comprise alocation of the waste generator, a location of the waste, contactinformation associated with the waste generator, billing information,etc.

At 404, a request to generate a waste profile associated with the wastemay be received. For example, the request may be received using thewaste profile interface (and/or via a selection of the one or moreselectable inputs). The request may comprise the waste parameters (ofthe waste). At 406, one or more waste information databases may beanalyzed to identify data records associated with the waste parameters.

In some examples, the one or more waste information databases may bestored on the one or more servers associated with the service (and/orone or more second servers connected to the one or more servers via anetwork connection). For example, the one or more waste informationdatabases may be maintained and/or updated by the service, based uponinformation comprised within a plurality of waste-related databases. Insome examples, the plurality of waste information databases may comprisepublic databases and/or private (e.g., and/or payment based) databases.For example, the service may (e.g., autonomously) mine and/or access theplurality of waste-related databases. In some examples, each of theplurality of waste-related databases may be externally verified (e.g.,by an independent third party). A plurality of networks and/or aplurality of domains may be mined and/or accessed (e.g., autonomously)by the service. In some examples, the plurality of networks may comprisepublic networks and/or private (e.g., and/or payment based) networks. Insome examples, the plurality of domains may comprise public domainsand/or private (e.g., and/or payment based) domains. The plurality ofwaste-related databases, the plurality of networks and/or the pluralityof domains may comprise waste information associated with various typesof waste, waste generators, waste facilities, waste services,safety-related information associated with waste and/or materials,regulatory information associated with waste and/or materials,classifications of various types of waste and/or materials, etc. In someexamples, information associated with waste may be extracted from theplurality of waste-related databases and/or may be added to and/orstored in the one or more waste information databases (automatically).

In some examples, the one or more waste information databases maycomprise waste information associated with a plurality of materials(e.g., materials comprised within various types of waste). For example,the one or more waste information databases may comprise classificationsof various types of waste and/or materials, regulatory informationassociated with waste, hazard codes associated with various types ofwaste and/or materials, etc. In some examples, the one or more wasteinformation databases may comprise a data structure comprising aplurality of sets of information. For example, each set of informationof the plurality of sets of information may correspond to a material ofthe plurality of sets of materials.

In some examples, each set of information of the plurality of sets ofinformation may comprise characteristics of a material of the pluralityof materials, such as a name of the material, one or more waste codesassociated with the material, one or more regulations associated withthe material, one or more hazardous characteristics of the material, oneor more hazard codes associated with the material, one or morereactivity properties of the material, a flash point associated with thematerial, one or more colors of the material, one or more physicalproperties of the material (viscosity, physical state, etc.), one ormore free liquid ranges associated with the material, one or morecarcinogenic properties of the material, one or more infectiousproperties associated with the material, one or more halogen propertiesassociated with the material, and/or one or more (other) characteristicsassociated with the material.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the one or more waste informationdatabases may comprise waste information associated with a plurality ofprocesses (e.g., processes associated with generating various types ofwaste). For example, the one or more waste information databases maycomprise classifications of various types of processes (and/orclassifications of combinations of the various types of processes withvarious types of waste and/or various types of materials), regulatoryinformation associated with various types of processes, hazard codesassociated with various types of processes, etc. In some examples, theone or more waste information databases may comprise a second datastructure comprising a second plurality of sets of information. Forexample, each set of information of the second plurality of sets ofinformation may correspond to a process of the plurality of sets ofprocesses.

In some examples, each set of information of the second plurality ofsets of information may comprise characteristics of a process of theplurality of processes, such as a classification of the process (and/orone or more classifications of combinations of the process with varioustypes of waste), a name of the process, one or more waste codesassociated with the process, one or more regulations associated with theprocess, one or more hazardous characteristics associated with theprocess, one or more hazard codes associated with the process, and/orone or more (other) characteristics associated with the process.

In some examples, the one or more waste information databases maycomprise a waste safety-related information database. For example, thewaste safety-related database may comprise a plurality of sets ofsafety-related information associated with the plurality of materials.Each set of safety-related information of the plurality of sets ofsafety-related information may correspond to a material of the pluralityof materials. For example, each set of safety-related information of theplurality of sets of safety-related information may comprise one or moreSDSs associated with a material of the plurality of materials, one ormore MSDSs associated with the material, one or more PSDSs associatedwith the material and/or one or more PDSs associated with the material.

In some examples, the data records (identified from the one or morewaste information databases) may be identified based upon adetermination that (each of) the data records are associated with thewaste. For example, the data records may be identified based upon adetermination that (each of) the data records are associated with theone or more materials (comprised within the waste) and/or the one ormore processes associated with (generating) the waste. Alternativelyand/or additionally, one or more sets of safety-related information maybe identified (from the plurality of sets of safety-relatedinformation), based upon a determination that the one or more sets ofsafety-related information are associated with the one or more materialscomprised within the waste and/or the one or more processes associatedwith (generating) the waste.

In some examples, the data records may comprise a set ofmaterial-related characteristics associated with the one or morematerials comprised within the waste, a set of process-relatedcharacteristics associated with the one or more processes associatedwith (generating) the waste and/or the one or more sets ofsafety-related information corresponding to the one or more materialscomprised within the waste. In some examples, the one or more sets ofsafety-related information (and/or the data records) may comprise one ormore SDSs associated with the one or more materials, one or more MSDSsassociated with the one or more materials, one or more PSDSs associatedwith the one or more materials and/or one or more PDSs associated withthe one or more materials.

In some examples, the set of material-related characteristics maycomprise one or more names of the one or more materials (comprisedwithin the waste), one or more waste codes associated with the one ormore materials, one or more regulations associated with the one or morematerials, one or more hazardous characteristics of the one or morematerials, one or more hazard codes associated with the one or morematerials, one or more reactivity properties of the one or morematerials, one or more colors of the one or more materials, one or moreodors of the one or more materials, one or more physical properties ofthe one or more materials, one or more free liquid ranges associatedwith the one or more materials, one or more carcinogenic properties ofthe one or more materials, one or more infectious properties associatedwith the one or more materials, one or more halogen propertiesassociated with the one or more materials, and/or one or more (other)characteristics associated with the one or more materials.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the set of process-relatedcharacteristics may comprise one or more classifications of the one ormore processes (and/or one or more classifications of combinations ofthe one or more processes with the one or more materials), one or morewaste codes associated with the one or more processes, one or moreregulations associated with the one or more types of processes, one ormore hazard codes associated with the one or more processes, and/or oneor more (other) characteristics associated with the one or moreprocesses.

At 408, a waste profile, associated with the waste, may be generatedbased upon the data records (and/or the waste parameters). For example,the waste profile may be generated based upon the first set ofcharacteristics, the second set of characteristics, the one or more setsof safety-related information and/or the waste parameters. For example,at least a portion of the waste profile may be generated by populating(e.g., automatically entering information into) an electronic wasteprofile form associated with the waste profile using one or morealgorithmic techniques and/or one or more (other types of) techniques.

In some examples, the electronic waste profile form may be a (generic)form associated with all (and/or most, some, etc.) types of waste.Alternatively and/or additionally, the electronic waste profile form maybe generated and/or modified based upon the waste parameters and/or thedata records. For example, the electronic waste profile form may begenerated and/or modified based upon the location of the waste (and/orthe location of the waste generator), governing regulations and/or lawsassociated with the waste, the one or more materials and/or the one ormore processes.

In some examples, the electronic waste profile form may comprise aplurality of (input) fields associated with information sets associatedwith parameters of the waste generator (e.g., the location of the wastegenerator, the contact information associated with the waste generator,the billing information, etc.), characteristics of the waste,characteristics of the one or more materials, and/or characteristics ofthe one or more processes.

For example, the data records may be analyzed to select wasteprofile-specific portions of information based upon the plurality offields of the electronic waste profile form. For example, each wasteprofile-specific portion of information of the waste profile-specificportions of information may comprise information corresponding to afield of the plurality of fields. The waste profile-specific portions ofinformation may be extracted (from the data records) and/or entered intothe electronic waste profile form. For example, the wasteprofile-specific portions of information may be formatted based upon aformat associated with the electronic waste profile form to generate aplurality of formatted portions of information. Each formatted portionof information of the plurality of formatted portions of information maycorrespond to a field of the plurality of fields. For example, theplurality of formatted portions of information may be entered into (theplurality of fields of) the electronic waste profile form (using one ormore algorithmic techniques and/or other one or more other techniques).

Alternatively and/or additionally, the waste profile-specific portionsof information may be modified (using one or more algorithmic techniquesand/or one or more other techniques) based upon the waste parameters togenerate a plurality of modified portions of information. Each modifiedportion of information of the plurality of modified portions ofinformation may correspond to a field of the plurality of fields. Forexample, the plurality of modified portions of information may beentered into (the plurality of fields of) the electronic waste profileform.

In some examples, the waste parameters may indicate that the one or morematerials comprised within the waste may comprise a plurality ofmaterials (e.g., two or more materials). For example, the data recordsmay comprise a first plurality of sets of data records. Each set of datarecords of the first plurality of sets of data records may correspond toa material of the plurality of materials.

In a first example, the plurality of materials may comprise (e.g., twomaterials comprising) a first material and a second material. In a firstexample, a first waste profile-specific portion of informationcorresponding to the first material may be extracted from a first set ofdata records (of the first plurality of sets of data records)corresponding to the first material. A second waste profile-specificportion of information corresponding to the second material may beextracted from a second set of data records (of the first plurality ofsets of data records) corresponding to the second material. The firstwaste profile-specific portion of information and the second wasteprofile-specific portion of information may be analyzed, modified and/orcombined (using one or more algorithmic techniques and/or one or moreother techniques) to generate a modified portion of informationcorresponding to the waste. For example, the first waste-profilespecific portion of information may comprise an indication of a firstcolor of the first material. The second waste-profile specific portionof information may comprise an indication of a second color of thesecond material. The indication of the first color and/or the indicationof the second color may be analyzed to generate the modified portion ofinformation comprising an indication of a third color corresponding tothe waste. The modified portion of information may be entered into afield of the plurality of fields of the electronic waste profile form.

In a second example, a third waste profile-specific portion ofinformation corresponding to the first material may be extracted fromthe first set of data records. A fourth waste profile-specific portionof information corresponding to the second material may be extractedfrom the second set of data records. The third waste profile-specificportion of information and the fourth waste profile-specific portion ofinformation may be analyzed, modified and//or combined to generate asecond modified portion of information corresponding to the waste. Forexample, the third waste profile-specific portion of information maycomprise a first waste code (e.g., a state waste code, a federal wastecode, an international waste code, a waste code associated with aregulatory agency, etc.) associated with the first material. The fourthwaste profile-specific portion of information may comprise a secondwaste code associated with the second material. The first waste codeand/or the second waste code may be analyzed and/or combined (e.g.,using one or more algorithmic techniques and/or one or more othertechniques) to generate the second modified portion of informationcomprising indications of (both of) the first waste code and the secondwaste code corresponding to (the first material and the second materialof) the waste.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the one or more sets ofsafety-related information corresponding to the one or materials maycomprise a first set of safety-related information corresponding to thefirst material and a second set of safety-related informationcorresponding to the second material. In some examples, the first set ofsafety-related information may comprise a first SDS associated with thefirst material, a first MSDS associated with the first material, a firstPSDS associated with the first material and/or a first PDS associatedwith the first material. Alternatively and/or additionally, the secondset of safety-related information may comprise a second SDS associatedwith the second material, a second MSDS associated with the secondmaterial, a second PSDS associated with the second material and/or asecond PDS associated with the second material. In some examples, thefirst set of safety-related information may be combined with the secondset of safety-related information (using one or more algorithmictechniques and/or one or more other types of techniques) to generate awaste data sheet corresponding to the waste. For example, the waste datasheet may comprise waste-specific safety-related information associatedwith the waste. In some examples, the waste data sheet may be used topopulate the electronic waste profile form. Alternatively and/oradditionally, the waste profile may comprise the electronic wasteprofile form and the waste data sheet.

In some examples, the waste may be classified based upon the wasteparameters and/or the data records to generate one or moreclassifications of the waste. For example, the one or moreclassifications of the waste may comprise one or more state waste codes,one or more federal waste codes, one or more international waste codes,one or more international waste codes, one or more waste codesassociated with a regulatory agency, one or more indications of whetherthe waste is hazardous, one or more hazard codes, one or moreindications of regulatory information, one or more indications ofgoverning laws that the waste is subject to, one or more indications ofstandards (e.g., alternative DEBRIS standards, alternative SOILstandards, etc.) that the waste is subject to, one or more exemptionsassociated with the waste, one or more jurisdictions associated with thewaste, and/or one or more other (types of) classifications. In someexamples, the waste may be classified based upon the one or morematerials and/or the one or more processes. In some examples, the wasteprofile may comprise the one or more classifications of the waste.

At 410, one or more waste facility information databases may be analyzedbased upon the waste profile, to identify a set of waste facilities froma plurality of waste facilities associated with the one or more wastefacility information databases. For example, the one or more wastefacility information databases may be stored on the one or more serversassociated with the service (and/or one or more third servers connectedto the one or more servers via a network connection). For example, theone or more waste facility databases may be maintained and/or updated bythe service, based upon information comprised within a second pluralityof waste-related databases. In some examples, the second plurality ofwaste-related databases may comprise the plurality of waste-relateddatabases.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the one or more waste facilityinformation databases may be maintained and/or updated by the service bystoring a plurality of electronic waste transfer requests (comprising aplurality of waste profiles) transmitted to the plurality of wastefacilities (using the service). For example, a plurality of usersassociated with waste generators may use the service to transmit theplurality of electronic waste transfer requests to the plurality ofwaste facilities.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the one or more waste facilityinformation databases may be maintained and/or updated by the service bystoring (information associated with) a plurality of acceptancemessages, associated with the plurality of electronic waste transferrequests, received from the plurality of waste facilities. For example,each acceptance message of the plurality of acceptance messages mayindicate that a type of waste associated with an electronic wastetransfer request of the plurality of electronic waste transfer requestswas accepted by a waste facility of the plurality of facilities. Forexample, the one or more waste facility information databases maycomprise a first plurality of sets of historical records associated withthe plurality of waste facilities. Each set of historical records of thefirst plurality of sets of historical records may correspond to types ofwaste that a waste facility of the plurality of waste facilities haspreviously accepted. For example, each set of historical records of thefirst plurality of sets of historical records may be determined basedupon a set of acceptance messages (of the plurality of acceptancemessages) transmitted by a waste facility of the plurality of wastefacilities.

In some examples, the first plurality of sets of historical recordsassociated with the plurality of waste facilities may be analyzed (e.g.,using one or more algorithmic techniques and/or one or more othertechniques) based upon the waste profile. For example, the set of wastefacilities may be identified based upon a determination that each wastefacility of the set of waste facilities has previously accepted one ormore types of waste associated with the waste profile.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the one or more waste facilityinformation databases may be maintained and/or updated by the service bystoring (information associated with) a plurality of rejection messages,associated with the plurality of electronic waste transfer requests,received from the plurality of waste facilities. For example, eachrejection message of the plurality of rejection messages may indicatethat (waste associated with) an electronic waste transfer request of theplurality of electronic waste transfer requests was rejected by a wastefacility of the plurality of waste facilities. For example, the one ormore waste facility information databases may comprise a secondplurality of sets of historical records associated with the plurality ofwaste facilities. Each set of historical records of the second pluralityof sets of historical records may correspond to types of waste that awaste facility of the plurality of waste facilities has previouslyrejected. For example, each set of historical records of the secondplurality of sets of historical records may be determined based upon aset of rejection messages (of the plurality of rejection messages)transmitted by a waste facility of the plurality of waste facilities.

In some examples, the second plurality of sets of historical recordsassociated with the plurality of waste facilities may be analyzed (e.g.,using one or more algorithmic techniques and/or one or more othertechniques) based upon the waste profile. For example, the set of wastefacilities may be identified based upon a determination that each wastefacility of the set of waste facilities has not previously rejected oneor more types of waste associated with the waste profile.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the one or more waste facilityinformation databases may be maintained and/or updated by storing useraccount information of each waste facility of the plurality of wastefacilities. For example, the one or more waste facility informationdatabases may comprise a plurality of sets of user account information.Each set of user account information of the plurality of sets of useraccount information may comprise (user-defined) capabilities of a wastefacility of the plurality of waste facilities (e.g., types of waste thatthe waste facility can process, dispose of, recycle, etc.), servicesoffered by the waste facility, a location of the waste facility, contactinformation associated with the waste facility, billing informationassociated with the waste facility, etc.

In some examples, the plurality of sets of user account informationassociated with the plurality of waste facilities may be analyzed (e.g.,using one or more algorithmic techniques and/or one or more othertechniques) based upon the waste profile. For example, the set of wastefacilities may be identified based upon a determination that each wastefacility of the set of waste facilities has capabilities for processingone or more types of waste associated with the waste profile.Alternatively and/or additionally, the set of waste facilities may beidentified based upon a determination that each waste facility of theset of waste facilities is located within a maximum distance from thelocation of the waste generator.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the one or more waste facilityinformation databases may comprise a plurality of sets of permitinformation associated with the plurality of waste facilities. Forexample, each set of permit information of the plurality of sets ofpermit information corresponds to a waste facility of the plurality ofwaste facilities. In some examples each set of permit information of theplurality of sets of permit information may comprise indications of oneor more types of waste that a waste facility of the plurality of wastefacilities is authorized to receive, process, dispose of, etc. Forexample, each set of permit information of the plurality of sets ofpermit information may comprise one or more indications of a citypermit, a state permit, a federal permit, an Environmental ProtectionAgency (EPA) permit, an international permit, etc. In some examples, theplurality of sets of permit information may be comprised within theplurality of sets of user account information. Alternatively and/oradditionally, the plurality of sets of permit information may beextracted from one or more permit information databases.

In some examples, the plurality of sets of permit information associatedwith the plurality of waste facilities may be analyzed (e.g., using oneor more algorithmic techniques and/or one or more other techniques)based upon the waste profile. For example, the set of waste facilitiesmay be identified based upon a determination that each waste facility ofthe set of waste facilities corresponds to a set of permit informationthat matches the waste profile and/or the one or more classifications ofthe waste. Alternatively and/or additionally, the set of wastefacilities may be identified based upon a determination that each wastefacility of the set of waste facilities is authorized to receive,process, dispose of, etc. one or more types of waste associated with thewaste profile.

At 412, a list of waste facilities may be generated based upon the setof waste facilities. For example, the list of waste facilities maycomprise one or more representations of each waste facility of the setof waste facilities. In some examples, the list of waste facilities maycomprise a plurality of selectable inputs. For example, each selectableinput may correspond to a waste facility of the set of waste facilities.For example, each selectable input may comprise a name of a company (ofa waste facility), a location, a rating of the company, financialrequirements (e.g., cost, payment schedule, etc.), parameters fordisposal of waste, services provided, and/or one or more types of wasteaccepted for processing, treatment, disposal, destruction, recyclingand/or reuse.

At 414, the graphical user interface of the first device may becontrolled to display the list of waste facilities. At 416, a selectionof a first waste facility of the list of waste facilities may bereceived from the first device. At 418, responsive to receiving theselection of the first waste facility, an electronic waste transferrequest, associated with the waste, may be transmitted over a networkconnection to a second device associated with the first waste facility.In some examples, the electronic waste transfer request may comprise thewaste profile.

In some examples, the electronic waste transfer request and/or the wasteprofile may be displayed using the second device responsive to a seconduser associated with the second device (e.g., the second user may beassociated with the first waste facility) accessing the service usingthe second device (e.g., a second user account of the service associatedwith the first waste facility may be accessed and/or logged into usingthe second device). Alternatively and/or additionally, the electronicwaste transfer request may be transmitted (to the second device) viaemail, a messaging interface, etc. The first waste facility may acceptthe waste (and/or proceed to schedule transportation of the waste to thefirst waste facility from the waste generator) based upon capabilitiesof the first waste facility, available space for the waste at the firstwaste facility, etc. Alternatively, the first waste facility may rejectthe waste (e.g., the first waste facility may not have capabilities forreceiving, processing, disposing of, etc. the waste).

At 420, an acceptance message may be received from the second devicecomprising an indication that the first waste facility accepts thewaste. Accordingly, shipping documents, regulatory documents, etc.associated with transporting the waste to the first waste facility maybe generated (e.g., electronic shipping forms, electronic regulatoryforms, etc. may be populated automatically using the service) based uponthe waste profile and/or the waste data sheet (comprised within thewaste profile). Alternatively and/or additionally, one or more of thewaste profile, the waste data sheet, the shipping documents, theregulatory documents, etc. may be transmitted to regulatory authorities(as needed based upon governing laws and/or regulations associated withthe waste). Transportation of the waste from the waste generator to thefirst waste facility may be scheduled and/or facilitated (using theservice). In some examples, the electronic waste transfer request, thewaste profile, the acceptance message, etc. may be stored in the one ormore waste information databases and/or the one or more waste facilityinformation databases.

In some examples, a safety document may be generated comprising at leasta portion of the waste profile. For example, the safety document maycomprise the waste data sheet. The safety document may comprisesafety-related information such as spill-handling instructionsassociated with the waste, safety hazards associated with the waste,transportation instructions associated with the waste, evacuationinstructions associated with emergency situations, etc. In someexamples, the safety document may be transmitted to the first device.For example, the safety document may be printed and/or coupled to acontainer holding the waste during transport to the first waste facility(and/or a different waste facility). Alternatively and/or additionally,the safety document may be placed within a transportation vehicletransporting the waste to the first waste facility (and/or a differentwaste facility). For example, the safety document may be placed underthe care of a driver of the transportation vehicle. Alternatively and/oradditionally, the safety document may be transferred to an electronicstorage device (e.g., a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag and/ora different type of electronic storage device). The electronic storagedevice may be coupled to the container holding the waste and/or may beplaced within the transportation vehicle. For example, in a case of awaste-related emergency (e.g., a spill associated with the waste, adriving accident, the waste being exposed to extreme conditions, etc.)the driver and/or emergency personnel (e.g., first responders) maydetermine, based upon the safety document, steps to take to respond tothe waste-related emergency.

Alternatively, at 420, a rejection message may be received from thesecond device comprising an indication that the first waste facilityrejects the waste. For example, the second user may determine that thefirst waste facility may not have space for receiving, processing,disposing of, etc. the waste, that the first waste facility may not havecapabilities for receiving, processing, disposing of, etc. the waste,etc.

In some examples, the graphical user interface of the first device(and/or a third graphical user interface of a third device associatedwith the first user and/or the waste generator) may be controlled todisplay the acceptance message or the rejection message. For example,the user account of the first user with the service (and/or a third useraccount of a third user associated with the waste generator) may beaccessed. Responsive to accessing the user account (and/or the thirduser account), one or more indications of the acceptance message or therejection message may be displayed via the first device (and/or thethird device).

In some examples, (merely) the waste profile and/or the waste data sheetmay be generated using the waste profile interface (rather thangenerating the list of waste facilities based upon the waste profile).For example, the waste profile and/or the waste data sheet may bedownloaded using the first device (and/or the third device). The wasteprofile and/or the waste data sheet may (then) be sent to one or morewaste facilities (e.g., electronic copies may be transmittedelectronically, printed copies may be sent by mail, etc.) by the firstdevice (e.g., and/or the first user). Alternatively and/or additionally,the waste profile and/or the waste data sheet may be used for (future)instances of waste generation of types of waste associated with thewaste. Alternatively and/or additionally, the waste profile and/or thewaste data sheet may be submitted to regulatory authorities.

In some examples, the waste profile may be generated, the electronicwaste transfer request may be transmitted to the first waste facilitybefore the waste is generated and/or before the waste is scheduled fortransport to the first waste facility. For example, the waste generatormay receive prior-authorization from the first waste facility (e.g., theacceptance message) to transport the waste to the first waste facility.Further, the waste generator and/or the first waste facility mayschedule for transporting the waste to the first waste facility prior togeneration of the waste (and/or prior to a threshold amount of the wastebeing generated). For example, the transportation of the waste to thefirst waste facility may be scheduled for a time that the wastegenerator predicts that the threshold amount of the waste will begenerated. Accordingly, upon generation of the threshold amount of thewaste, the waste may be transported to the first waste facility (e.g.,without delay, without storing the waste for extended periods of time,etc.).

FIGS. 5A-5G illustrate examples of a system 501 for generating a wasteprofile based upon waste parameters of waste and/or determining wastefacilities associated with the waste. A first user, such as user Jake,(e.g., and/or a first device 500 associated with the first user) mayaccess and/or interact with a service, such as a website, anapplication, etc. that provides a waste profile interface for generatingwaste profiles based upon (user-defined) waste parameters and/or forviewing, browsing through, searching for, etc. waste facilities. Forexample, waste facilities may include waste companies (e.g., wastedisposal companies, waste treatment companies, etc.) that accept typesof waste for storage, processing, treatment, disposal, destruction,recycling and/or reuse. The first user may be associated with a wastegenerator (e.g., a manufacturing plant, a factory, a company, a school,a medical facility, etc.) that may generate various types of waste.

FIG. 5A illustrates a graphical user interface of the first device 500being controlled to display the waste profile interface comprising aplurality of selectable inputs. The plurality of selectable inputs maycorrespond to waste parameters of waste associated with the wastegenerator. In some examples, the plurality of selectable inputs maycomprise a first selectable input 502, a second selectable input 504, athird selectable input 506, a fourth selectable input 508, a fifthselectable input 510 and/or a sixth selectable input 512.

For example, the first selectable input 502 may correspond to a locationof the waste. Alternatively and/or additionally, the second selectableinput 504 may correspond to a first material of the waste. The thirdselectable input 506 may correspond to a second material of the waste.Alternatively and/or additionally, the fourth selectable input 508 maycorrespond to removing one or more materials (from the wasteparameters). The fifth selectable input 510 may correspond to adding oneor more materials (to the waste parameters). Alternatively and/oradditionally, the sixth selectable input 512 may correspond to one ormore processes associated with (generating) the waste. In some examples,the waste parameters of the waste may be inputted using the plurality ofselectable inputs.

Alternatively and/or additionally, the waste profile interface maydisplay a seventh selectable input 514. The seventh selectable input 514“EPA PERMIT CHECK” may correspond to generating a list of wastefacilities based upon a determination that each waste facility of thelist of waste facilities is authorized to receive, process, dispose of,etc. the waste. Alternatively and/or additionally, the waste profileinterface may display an eighth selectable input 516. The eighthselectable input 516 may correspond to (merely) generating a wasteprofile associated with the waste parameters (without generating thelist of waste facilities). Alternatively and/or additionally, the wasteprofile interface may display a ninth selectable input 518. The ninthselectable input 518 may correspond to generating the waste profile(associated with the waste parameters) and generating the list of wastefacilities (based upon the waste profile). In some examples, a selectionof the ninth selectable input 518 may be received.

FIG. 5B illustrates a backend system 525 (e.g., on one or more servers548 of the service associated with the waste profile interface) that maygenerate a waste profile based upon the waste parameters. For example,one or more waste information databases 522 may be analyzed to identifya plurality of data records 524 associated with the waste parameters. Awaste profile may be generated based upon the plurality of data records524. For example, at least a portion of the waste profile may begenerated by populating (e.g., automatically entering information into)an electronic waste profile form 526 associated with the waste profile(using one or more algorithmic techniques and/or one or more othertechniques). For example, the plurality of data records 524 may beanalyzed to select waste profile-specific portions of information basedupon a plurality of fields of the electronic waste profile form 526. Forexample, each profile-specific portion of information of the wasteprofile-specific portions of information may comprise informationcorresponding to a field of the plurality of fields. The wasteprofile-specific portions of information may be extracted (from theplurality of data records 524) and/or entered into the electronic wasteprofile form 526. Each waste profile-specific portion of information ofthe waste profile-specific portions of information may be formatted,modified and/or combined with a separate waste profile-specific portionof information prior to being entered into a field of the plurality offields (of the electronic waste profile form 526).

In some examples, one or more waste facility information databases maybe analyzed based upon the waste profile, to identify a set of wastefacilities from a plurality of waste facilities associated with the oneor more waste facility information databases. Alternatively and/oradditionally, a list of waste facilities may be generated based upon theset of waste facilities. For example, the list of waste facilities maycomprise one or more representations of each waste facility of the setof waste facilities.

FIG. 5C illustrates the graphical user interface of the first device 500being controlled to display the list of waste facilities (via the wasteprofile interface). For example, the list of waste facilities maycomprise a tenth selectable input 532 corresponding to a first wastefacility of the list of waste facilities, an eleventh selectable input534 corresponding to a second waste facility of the list of wastefacilities, a twelfth selectable input 536 corresponding to a thirdwaste facility of the list of waste facilities, etc. The waste profileinterface may provide for browsing through, searching for, etc. wastefacilities of the list of waste facilities. In some examples, aselection of the tenth selectable input 532 (corresponding to the firstwaste facility) may be received.

FIG. 5D illustrates the graphical user interface of the first device 500being controlled to display waste facility information associated withthe first waste facility (via the waste profile interface). In someexamples, the waste facility information may comprise a logo associatedwith the first waste facility, a location associated with the firstwaste facility, a price associated with receiving, processing, disposingof, etc. the waste, and/or services offered by the first waste facility.In some examples, the waste profile interface may display a thirteenthselectable input 542 corresponding to transmitting an electronic wastetransfer request 552 (comprising the waste profile) to a second device550 associated with the first waste facility (and/or a second userassociated with the first waste facility). For example, a selection ofthe thirteenth selectable input 542 may be received (via the wasteprofile interface).

FIG. 5E illustrates the one or more servers 548 associated with thewaste profile interface transmitting the electronic waste transferrequest 552 (comprising the waste profile) to the second device 550(associated with the first waste facility). In some examples, theelectronic waste transfer request 552 and/or the waste profile may bedisplayed using the second device 500 responsive to the second useraccessing the service using the second device. Alternatively and/oradditionally, the electronic waste transfer request 552 may betransmitted via email, a messaging interface, etc. (to the seconddevice). In some examples, the first waste facility may accept thewaste.

FIG. 5F illustrates the second device 550 transmitting an acceptancemessage 554 to the one or more servers 548 associated with the wasteprofile interface. For example, the acceptance message may comprise anindication that the first waste facility accepts the waste. FIG. 5Gillustrates the graphical user interface of the first device 500 beingcontrolled to display one or more indications of the acceptance message554 (via the waste profile interface). The waste profile interface maydisplay a fourteenth selectable input 566 corresponding to schedulingtransportation of the waste from the waste generator to the first wastefacility. The waste profile interface may display a fifteenth selectableinput 568 corresponding to downloading the waste profile.

FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a system 601 for generating a wasteprofile based upon waste parameters of waste. For example, wasteparameters of waste may be received using a waste profile interface,such as presented in FIG. 5A of the present disclosure.

For example, one or more waste information databases 602 may be analyzedto identify a plurality of data records 612 associated with the wasteparameters. A waste profile 618 may be generated based upon theplurality of data records 612. For example, a portion of the wasteprofile 618 may be generated by populating (e.g., automatically enteringinformation into) an electronic waste profile form 616 associated withthe waste profile 618 (using one or more algorithmic techniques and/orone or more other techniques). For example, the plurality of datarecords 612 may be analyzed to select waste profile-specific portions ofinformation based upon a plurality of fields of the electronic wasteprofile form 616. For example, each profile-specific portion ofinformation of the waste profile-specific portions of information maycomprise information corresponding to a field of the plurality offields. The waste profile-specific portions of information may beextracted (from the plurality of data records 612) and/or entered intothe electronic waste profile form 616. Each waste profile-specificportion of information of the waste profile-specific portions ofinformation may be formatted, modified and/or combined with a separatewaste profile-specific portion of information prior to being enteredinto a field of the plurality of fields (of the electronic waste profileform 616).

Alternatively and/or additionally, the waste parameters may indicatethat the waste comprises three materials comprising a first material, asecond material and a third material. For example, a first set of safetyrelated information 606, comprising a first MSDS associated with thefirst material, may be extracted from a safety related informationdatabase 604 and/or the one or more waste information databases 602. Forexample, the one or more waste information databases 602 may comprisethe safety related information database 604. Alternatively and/oradditionally, a second set of safety related information 608, comprisinga second MSDS associated with the second material, may be extracted fromthe safety related information database 604 and/or the one or more wasteinformation databases 602. Alternatively and/or additionally, a thirdset of safety related information 610, comprising a third MSDSassociated with the third material, may be extracted from the safetyrelated information database 604 and/or the one or more wasteinformation databases 602. In some examples, the first set of safetyrelated information 606, the second set of safety related information608 and/or the third set of safety related information 610 may becombined (e.g., using one or more algorithmic techniques and/or one ormore other techniques) to generate a waste data sheet 614.

In some examples, the waste data sheet 614 and/or the (populated)electronic waste profile form 616 may be combined to generate the wasteprofile 618. For example, the waste profile 618 may comprise the wastedata sheet 614 and the electronic waste profile form 616. Alternativelyand/or additionally, the waste profile 618 may (merely) comprise thewaste data sheet 614. Alternatively and/or additionally, the wasteprofile 618 may (merely) comprise the electronic waste profile form 616.

FIG. 7 illustrates an exemplary electronic waste profile form 700comprising a plurality of fields. For example, the plurality of fieldsmay comprise a first set of fields 702 corresponding to information setsassociated with a waste generator. Alternatively and/or additionally,the plurality of fields may comprise a second set of fields 704corresponding to information sets associated with an origin of waste(and/or one or more materials associated with the waste) associated withthe waste generator. Alternatively and/or additionally, the plurality offields may comprise a third set of fields 706 corresponding toinformation sets associated with a waste facility (that the wastegenerator may want to receive, process, dispose of, etc. the waste).Alternatively and/or additionally, the plurality of fields may comprisea fourth set of fields 708 corresponding to information sets associatedwith billing information. Alternatively and/or additionally, theplurality of fields may comprise a fifth set of fields 710 correspondingto information sets associated with transportation and/or transportationservices for transporting the waste from the waste generator (to thewaste facility). Alternatively and/or additionally, the plurality offields may comprise a sixth set of fields 712 corresponding toinformation sets associated with (characteristics of) the one or morematerials. Alternatively and/or additionally, the plurality of fieldsmay comprise a seventh set of fields 714 corresponding to informationsets associated with regulatory information associated with the waste(e.g., codes, governing laws and/or regulations associated with thewaste, etc.)

It may be appreciated that the disclosed subject matter may assist auser (e.g., and/or a device associated with the user) in generating awaste profile based upon (user-defined) waste parameters associated withwaste and/or determining characteristics of the waste. Alternativelyand/or additionally, the disclosed subject matter may assist the user inidentifying waste facilities that can accept the waste and sendingelectronic waste transfer requests to one or more waste facilities.

Implementation of at least some of the disclosed subject matter may leadto benefits including, but not limited to, enabling the device toefficiently, quickly and accurately generate a waste profile associatedwith waste in an efficient and cost-effective manner. Alternativelyand/or additionally, implementation of at least some of the disclosedsubject matter may lead to benefits including enabling the device toefficiently, quickly and accurately identify one or more wastefacilities that accept the waste and schedule transportation of thewaste to a waste facility in an efficient and cost-effective manner,wherein the transportation may be scheduled before a threshold amount ofthe waste is generated and the waste (and/or the threshold amount ofwaste) may not need to be stored for extended periods of time before thewaste is transported to the waste facility.

Alternatively and/or additionally, implementation of at least some ofthe disclosed subject matter may lead to benefits including improvingthe speed and ease by which waste-related information is processed andtransferred between devices and/or improving interfaces usable forfacilitating the movement of waste. Data from various sources may beaggregated and manipulated in a manner that results in waste-relatedactions associated with the data being performed in less time, with lessoverhead, using less resources, etc. At least some of the disclosedsubject matter may further provide for an improved platform forcommunication (e.g., over a network) between remote devices of usersassociated with waste-related actions, which may increase the speed atwhich communication may be established and/or decrease obstacles toeffective communication.

Alternatively and/or additionally, implementation of at least some ofthe disclosed subject matter may lead to benefits including a reductionin (e.g., and/or an improved usability of) screen space and/or animproved usability of a display (e.g., of the device) (e.g., as a resultof the waste profile interface automatically identifying data recordscomprising information associated with the waste profile and generatingthe waste profile based upon the information, wherein separate windowsand/or applications may not need to be opened in order to determine theinformation, as a result of enabling the device to display a list ofwaste facilities associated with the waste profile without needing toopen separate windows and/or applications, etc.).

In some examples, at least some of the disclosed subject matter may beimplemented on a client device, and in some examples, at least some ofthe disclosed subject matter may be implemented on a server (e.g.,hosting a service accessible via a network, such as the Internet).

It may be appreciated that “waste” used herein may describe a spent itemor material, a derivative and/or a by-product of a process (e.g., awaste stream), unwanted materials left over from a process or refusefrom places of human or animal habitation, and comprises hazardous waste(e.g., industrial waste and household waste), non-hazardous waste (e.g.,industrial waste and municipal solid waste), recyclables, organicsand/or manufacturing by-products.

FIG. 8 is an illustration of a scenario 800 involving an examplenon-transitory machine readable medium 802. The non-transitory machinereadable medium 802 may comprise processor-executable instructions 812that when executed by a processor 816 cause performance (e.g., by theprocessor 816) of at least some of the provisions herein (e.g.,embodiment 814).

The non-transitory machine readable medium 802 may comprise a memorysemiconductor (e.g., a semiconductor utilizing static random accessmemory (SRAM), dynamic random access memory (DRAM), and/or synchronousdynamic random access memory (SDRAM) technologies), a platter of a harddisk drive, a flash memory device, or a magnetic or optical disc (suchas a compact disc (CD), digital versatile disc (DVD), or floppy disk).

The example non-transitory machine readable medium 802 storescomputer-readable data 804 that, when subjected to reading 806 by areader 810 of a device 808 (e.g., a read head of a hard disk drive, or aread operation invoked on a solid-state storage device), express theprocessor-executable instructions 812.

In some embodiments, the processor-executable instructions 812, whenexecuted, cause performance of operations, such as at least some of theexample method 400 of FIG. 4, for example. In some embodiments, theprocessor-executable instructions 812 are configured to causeimplementation of a system, such as at least some of the example system501 of FIGS. 5A-5G, the example system 601 of FIG. 6 and/or a systemusing the exemplary electronic waste profile form 700 of FIG. 7, forexample.

As used in this application, “component,” “module,” “system”,“interface”, and/or the like are generally intended to refer to acomputer-related entity, either hardware, a combination of hardware andsoftware, software, or software in execution. For example, a componentmay be, but is not limited to being, a process running on a processor, aprocessor, an object, an executable, a thread of execution, a program,and/or a computer. By way of illustration, both an application runningon a controller and the controller can be a component. One or morecomponents may reside within a process and/or thread of execution and acomponent may be localized on one computer and/or distributed betweentwo or more computers.

Unless specified otherwise, “first,” “second,” and/or the like are notintended to imply a temporal aspect, a spatial aspect, an ordering, etc.Rather, such terms are merely used as identifiers, names, etc. forfeatures, elements, items, etc. For example, a first object and a secondobject generally correspond to object A and object B or two different ortwo identical objects or the same object.

Moreover, “example” is used herein to mean serving as an instance,illustration, etc., and not necessarily as advantageous. As used herein,“or” is intended to mean an inclusive “or” rather than an exclusive“or”. In addition, “a” and “an” as used in this application aregenerally be construed to mean “one or more” unless specified otherwiseor clear from context to be directed to a singular form. Also, at leastone of A and B and/or the like generally means A or B or both A and B.Furthermore, to the extent that “includes”, “having”, “has”, “with”,and/or variants thereof are used in either the detailed description orthe claims, such terms are intended to be inclusive in a manner similarto the term “comprising”.

Although the subject matter has been described in language specific tostructural features and/or methodological acts, it is to be understoodthat the subject matter defined in the appended claims is notnecessarily limited to the specific features or acts described above.Rather, the specific features and acts described above are disclosed asexample forms of implementing at least some of the claims.

Furthermore, the claimed subject matter may be implemented as a method,apparatus, or article of manufacture using standard programming and/orengineering techniques to produce software, firmware, hardware, or anycombination thereof to control a computer to implement the disclosedsubject matter. The term “article of manufacture” as used herein isintended to encompass a computer program accessible from anycomputer-readable device, carrier, or media. Of course, manymodifications may be made to this configuration without departing fromthe scope or spirit of the claimed subject matter.

Various operations of embodiments are provided herein. In an embodiment,one or more of the operations described may constitute computer readableinstructions stored on one or more computer and/or machine readablemedia, which if executed will cause the operations to be performed. Theorder in which some or all of the operations are described should not beconstrued as to imply that these operations are necessarily orderdependent. Alternative ordering will be appreciated by one skilled inthe art having the benefit of this description. Further, it will beunderstood that not all operations are necessarily present in eachembodiment provided herein. Also, it will be understood that not alloperations are necessary in some embodiments.

Also, although the disclosure has been shown and described with respectto one or more implementations, equivalent alterations and modificationswill occur to others skilled in the art based upon a reading andunderstanding of this specification and the annexed drawings. Thedisclosure includes all such modifications and alterations and islimited only by the scope of the following claims. In particular regardto the various functions performed by the above described components(e.g., elements, resources, etc.), the terms used to describe suchcomponents are intended to correspond, unless otherwise indicated, toany component which performs the specified function of the describedcomponent (e.g., that is functionally equivalent), even though notstructurally equivalent to the disclosed structure. In addition, while aparticular feature of the disclosure may have been disclosed withrespect to only one of several implementations, such feature may becombined with one or more other features of the other implementations asmay be desired and advantageous for any given or particular application.

What is claimed is:
 1. A method, comprising: controlling a graphicaluser interface of a device to display a waste profile interfacecomprising one or more selectable inputs; receiving, via the wasteprofile interface, a request to generate a waste profile associated withwaste, wherein the request comprises waste parameters of the waste;analyzing one or more waste information databases to identify datarecords associated with the waste parameters; generating a waste profileassociated with the waste, based upon the data records; analyzing, basedupon the waste profile, one or more waste facility informationdatabases, associated with a plurality of waste facilities, to identifya set of waste facilities based upon a determination that each wastefacility of the set of waste facilities has previously accepted, and notrejected, one or more types of waste associated with the waste profile;generating a list of waste facilities, based upon the set of wastefacilities, wherein the list of waste facilities comprises one or morerepresentations of each waste facility of the set of waste facilities;controlling the graphical user interface of the device to display thelist of waste facilities; receiving a selection of a first wastefacility of the list of waste facilities, from the device; responsive toreceiving the selection of the first waste facility, transmitting anelectronic waste transfer request, associated with the waste, over anetwork connection to a second device associated with the first wastefacility, wherein the electronic waste transfer request comprises thewaste profile; and one of: receiving an acceptance message from thesecond device comprising an indication that the first waste facilityaccepts the waste; or receiving a rejection message from the seconddevice comprising an indication that the first waste facility rejectsthe waste.
 2. The method of claim 1, wherein: the waste parameterscomprises one or more indications of one or more materials of the waste;and the analyzing the one or more waste information databases comprisesidentifying the data records based upon a determination that the datarecords are associated with the one or more materials.
 3. The method ofclaim 1, wherein: the one or more waste information databases comprise awaste safety-related information database comprising a plurality of setsof safety-related information associated with a plurality of materials,wherein each set of safety-related information of the plurality of setsof safety-related information corresponds to a material of the pluralityof materials; the analyzing the one or more waste information databasescomprises identifying one or more sets of safety-related informationcorresponding to one or more materials associated with the wasteparameters; and the data records comprises the one or more sets ofsafety-related information.
 4. The method of claim 3, comprising:combining the one or more sets of safety-related information to generatewaste-specific safety-related information associated with the waste,wherein the generating the waste profile is performed based upon thewaste-specific safety-related information.
 5. The method of claim 4,wherein each set of safety-related information of the plurality of setsof waste safety-related information comprises at least one of a materialsafety data sheet (MSDS), a safety data sheet (SDS), a product safetydata sheet (PSDS) or a product data sheet (PDS) associated with amaterial of the plurality of materials.
 6. The method of claim 1,wherein: the one or more waste facility information databases comprise aplurality of sets of permit information associated with the plurality ofwaste facilities, wherein each set of permit information of theplurality of sets of permit information corresponds to a waste facilityof the plurality of waste facilities; the analyzing the one or morewaste facility information databases comprises analyzing the pluralityof sets of permit information; and each waste facility of the set ofwaste facilities is identified based upon a determination that a set ofpermit information corresponding to the waste facility matches the wasteprofile.
 7. The method of claim 1, comprising: classifying the wastebased upon the waste parameters and the data records to generate one ormore classifications associated with the waste, wherein the wasteprofile comprises one or more indications of the one or moreclassifications associated with the waste.
 8. The method of claim 7,wherein: the waste parameters comprise one or more indications of one ormore processes for generating the waste; and the classifying the wasteis performed based upon the one or more indications of the one or moreprocesses.
 9. The method of claim 8, wherein: the one or more wastefacility information databases comprise a plurality of sets of permitinformation associated with the plurality of waste facilities, whereineach set of permit information of the plurality of sets of permitinformation corresponds to a waste facility of the plurality of wastefacilities; and the analyzing the one or more waste facility informationdatabases comprises analyzing the plurality of sets of permitinformation; and each waste facility of the set of waste facilities isidentified based upon a determination that a set of permit informationcorresponding to the waste facility matches the one or moreclassifications associated with the waste.
 10. The method of claim 1,wherein the one or more waste facility information databases comprise aplurality of sets of historical records associated with the plurality ofwaste facilities, wherein each set of historical records of theplurality of sets of historical records corresponds to types of wastethat a waste facility of the plurality of waste facilities haspreviously accepted.
 11. The method of claim 1, wherein the electronicwaste transfer request is transmitted over the network connection to thesecond device before the waste is generated.
 12. The method of claim 1,wherein the electronic waste transfer request is transmitted over thenetwork connection to the second device before the waste is scheduledfor transport to the first waste facility.
 13. The method of claim 1,the generating the waste profile comprising: selecting wasteprofile-specific portions of information from the data records basedupon fields of an electronic waste profile form; and entering the wasteprofile-specific portions of information into the fields of theelectronic waste profile form.
 14. The method of claim 1, comprising:generating a safety document comprising at least a portion of the wasteprofile, wherein the safety document comprises at least one ofspill-handling instructions or one or more safety hazards associatedwith the waste; and transmitting the safety document to the device,wherein: the safety document is printed; and at least one of: the safetydocument is coupled to a container holding the waste during transport toa waste facility; or the safety document is placed within atransportation vehicle transporting the waste to the waste facility. 15.The method of claim 1, comprising: generating a safety documentcomprising at least a portion of the waste profile, wherein the safetydocument comprises at least one of spill-handling instructions or one ormore safety hazards associated with the waste; transferring the safetydocument to an electronic storage device; and at least one of: couplingthe electronic storage device to a container holding the waste duringtransport to a waste facility; or placing the electronic storage devicewithin a transportation vehicle transporting the waste to the wastefacility.
 16. A method, comprising: controlling a graphical userinterface of a device to display a waste profile interface comprisingone or more selectable inputs; receiving, via the waste profileinterface, a request to generate a waste profile associated with waste,wherein the request comprises waste parameters of the waste; analyzingone or more waste information databases to identify data recordsassociated with the waste parameters; generating the waste profile basedupon the waste parameters and the data records; transmitting anelectronic waste transfer request associated with the waste over anetwork connection to a second device associated with a waste facility,wherein the electronic waste transfer request comprises the wasteprofile, wherein the waste facility is selected based upon adetermination that the waste facility previously accepted, and did notreject, a type of waste associated with the waste; and one of: receivingan acceptance message from the second device comprising an indicationthat the waste facility accepts the waste; or receiving a rejectionmessage from the second device comprising an indication that the wastefacility rejects the waste.
 17. The method of claim 16, wherein thetransmitting the electronic waste transfer request over the networkconnection to the second device is performed responsive to receiving aselection of the waste facility from the device.
 18. A system,comprising: a memory comprising instructions for performing a method;and a processor coupled to the memory, the processor configured toexecute the instructions to perform operations comprising: controlling agraphical user interface of a device to display a waste profileinterface comprising one or more selectable inputs; receiving, via thewaste profile interface, a request to generate a waste profileassociated with waste, wherein the request comprises waste parameters ofthe waste; analyzing one or more waste information databases to identifydata records associated with the waste parameters; generating a wasteprofile associated with the waste, based upon the data records;analyzing, based upon the waste profile, one or more waste facilityinformation databases, associated with a plurality of waste facilities,to identify a set of waste facilities based upon a determination thateach waste facility of the set of waste facilities has at least one ofpreviously accepted one or more types of waste associated with the wasteprofile or has capabilities for processing one or more types of wasteassociated with the waste profile; generating a list of wastefacilities, based upon the set of waste facilities, wherein the list ofwaste facilities comprises one or more representations of each wastefacility of the set of waste facilities; controlling the graphical userinterface of the device to display the list of waste facilities;receiving a selection of a first waste facility of the list of wastefacilities, from the device; responsive to receiving the selection ofthe first waste facility, transmitting an electronic waste transferrequest, associated with the waste, over a network connection to asecond device associated with the first waste facility, wherein theelectronic waste transfer request comprises the waste profile; and oneof: receiving an acceptance message from the second device comprising anindication that the first waste facility accepts the waste; or receivinga rejection message from the second device comprising an indication thatthe first waste facility rejects the waste.
 19. The system of claim 18,the operations comprising: generating a safety document comprising atleast a portion of the waste profile, wherein the safety documentcomprises at least one of spill-handling instructions or one or moresafety hazards associated with the waste; and transmitting the safetydocument to the device, wherein: the safety document is printed; and atleast one of: the safety document is coupled to a container holding thewaste during transport to a waste facility; or the safety document isplaced within a transportation vehicle transporting the waste to thewaste facility.
 20. The system of claim 18, the operations comprising:generating a safety document comprising at least a portion of the wasteprofile, wherein the safety document comprises at least one ofspill-handling instructions or one or more safety hazards associatedwith the waste; transferring the safety document to an electronicstorage device; and at least one of: coupling the electronic storagedevice to a container holding the waste during transport to a wastefacility; or placing the electronic storage device within atransportation vehicle transporting the waste to the waste facility.